The Tampa Bay Rays took care of business with a sweep against the Baltimore Orioles. During the five game homestand against teams that are currently at the bottom of their division the Rays went 4-1.
The Rays have extended their American League East lead to 3.0 games over the Boston Red Sox. The Toronto Blue Jays sit 7.5 games behind and the Yankees have fallen to 8.5 games back. Baltimore fell to 19.0 games behind the Rays.
The Rays hold onto the best record in the majors and face the team they have a 0.5 game lead over, the Chicago White Sox.